Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 142 | 163 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.77m | 12:22PM1.95m | 00:45AM1.83m | 1:18PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 126 | 163 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 75 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 42 | 80 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 111 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 145 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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